If you hadn't come to call me old

Chapter 7

Christmas has come and gone, and the exams for undergraduates are scheduled for a week after New Year's Day, so the time is pretty easy at the moment, but they are not so happy as graduate students, and they have to work overtime even for Christmas to catch reports take an exam.

The huge library was silent.

Wen Ran stretched his waist, and sent the hard-won report to the teacher's mailbox. Looking back, Tong Zhou was still thinking hard.

"Zhouzhou, do you need help?"

Tong Zhou frowned distressedly: "I was thinking that my project application to GP might fail."

"why?"

"Today I have a recent CPA course exam, and I have to find time to write an application form. More importantly—" she said dejectedly, "my resume is completely blank, and there is nothing to fill in except for the student council officer. "

Wen Ran stuck out her tongue while turning off the computer: "Then I'm more miserable than you. Fortunately, I'm smart and didn't apply."

Tong Zhou was amused by her consolation: "Your wise move made me lose a strong enemy."

Because Tong Zhou was still busy, Wen Ran left first.At night, it suddenly snowed outside, and the ground was already covered with a thin layer of white snow. She raised her head to appreciate it for a while, and then heard someone calling her.

"Little Wen, are you enjoying the snow here?" It was Mr. Li, the head of the department, who Wen Ran met when he was acting as the tutor of the international trade class.

"Well, I'm leaving." She followed him slowly down the long steps of the library.

"Have you been working hard lately?" The leaders in the department are very kind, especially Director Li, who loves to boo his teachers the most.

Wen Ran hurriedly replied: "It's okay, because I'm a little busy with the exam."

"Oh, that's good." Director Li pushed his glasses, "If you have any problems, please report them in time."

"En." Wen Ran replied, seeing a car approaching from a distance.

The car stopped steadily under the dim street lights on the side of the road. After a while, the car door opened, and a tall and slender figure came down from it. The man was wearing a formal suit, and a cuff button on his cuff was shining under the light. Not dim light.Wen Ran was startled suddenly, and then saw the man turn around.

Black and white are distinct, and she is very familiar with the tall and tall appearance.

Director Li snorted, and led her forward without saying a word.

"Ms. Ye." Director Li looked at him unexpectedly, "I thought you'd have a few days to come back."

Ye Yizhen glanced at Wen Ran indiscriminately, then shifted his gaze lightly, "Well, I'll be back after the meeting."

"Is everything settled?" Director Li asked cautiously.

"Well, it's almost there. The GP promised to give a few more places, so that we can do better."

"That's good, that's good." Director Li was relieved.

Wen Ran wanted to find an excuse to slip away, but Director Li's phone rang suddenly. She could only stand there in embarrassment. She didn't know what was said on the other end of the phone. Director Li smiled and said, "Mr. I'm worried about this, so I'll take a quick step to tell him the good news. You two talk slowly, by the way, Mrs. Ye, you should know this one, and you should have taught her?"

Ye Yizhen smiled slowly: "Yes, we know each other."

Wen Ran anxiously followed behind him, step by step, footprints on the snow, looking extremely funny.

"Wen Ran."

"Ok?"

"let's talk."

Here's the prologue again——

"I read the post that day. You don't need to worry about this." His eyes were as calm as water, and even his tone at the moment seemed calm.

"I didn't worry about it." Wen Ran said hastily.

"Oh?" He frowned slightly, and turned sideways, "Then why—"

"It's my problem that I don't participate in the GP project, not because of you, teacher." As if knowing what he was going to say, Wen Ran cut off the conversation immediately, "It's just my personal reason."

Ye Yizhen glanced at her indifferently: "What's the reason?"

This reason made it difficult for her to tell, she said with some embarrassment, "I used to study in University A, and I had some troubles with Professor Liu Qiming. This time, University A's partner is him, and I am afraid that the application will not be so easy for me to pass. Why would I bother to make fun of myself." She spread her hands and smiled wryly.

Ye Yizhen narrowed his eyes slightly. He had heard of Liu Qiming's "good name". I don't understand why A University would use someone like this again.

Seeing that she didn't want to mention it, he also kept silent, just said softly: "Wen Ran."

"Ok?"

He smiled slightly: Actually, I just wanted to ask why you avoided me. "

"Ah——" Wen Ran's mouth suddenly became dimpled, with a dishonest expression on his face.

He gently lifted her chin with his fingers, and successfully made her shut up: "I always think you are smart, and you will seize every opportunity that should be seized."

She looked at him with wide eyes, feeling suddenly a little nervous.

"Don't give up your opportunity because of other people's reasons. This is the most stupid way. He is not the only one who has the final say on the GP project."

"En." She replied softly, as if because of his words, she suddenly gained confidence.

"Understood?"

"Understood." She nodded quickly.

"That's good." Ye Yizhen was also very satisfied, "Then let's talk about the problem just now, why are you avoiding me these days?"

Wen Ran faltered for a while: "I, I didn't hide from you. Didn't you go to T city for a meeting? How about it, T city is fun, right?" After she finished speaking, she laughed dryly and wanted to bury herself.

Ye Yizhen stared at her lightly, and smiled after a while: "Wen Ran, if you don't know how to lie, you must learn to hide your clumsiness."

Eh?She lowered her head in embarrassment, but he raised her chin again and was forced to look directly into his eyes.She felt suddenly tense, and a strange feeling surged up from the bottom of her heart, which she couldn't describe.

"Actually, these days, I will ask myself if I have misunderstood you." He looked at her seriously, honestly.

Wen Ran had the illusion of being seen through.Is she too stupid to even cover up, so she let him see through it all at once, so she was about to clarify the misunderstanding at this moment, when she rushed to the front and said, "Miss Ye, you did a good job. It's me—— "

"Really?" He asked lightly.

She nodded hastily, for fear that he would say something that would embarrass her.

"Then would you like to hear my thoughts?"

"You, you say." She lowered her head, not daring to look up at him.His voice cracked softly overhead.

"Although there are some feelings that I think are strange, I never lie to myself or others." He smiled softly, "If this feeling tells me that I like you, then I will follow its choice .”

Wen Ran just felt his head go crazy, as if something had exploded.She looked at him in disbelief, but he held her face in his hands, making her unable to flinch, "Because I only realized today that time never waits for anyone." Therefore, if you want something, you have to hurry catch.

She was stunned, completely at a loss for what to do.

And this kind of reaction was within his expectation, he leaned over and wrapped the scarf tightly for her: "Maybe this is a bit sudden to you, so I won't rush for your answer, but you have to promise me , think about it seriously, okay?"

Wen Ran came back to her senses, looked at his gentle and calm expression, because he liked it, so he gave her the greatest pampering, her eyes flickered, she nodded, and said, "Okay."

Wen Ran thought about it all night.

The next morning, facing the dark circles under his eyes in the mirror, Wen Ran covered his eyes in annoyance.

Lin Sheng smiled at her while squeezing the toothpaste: "Tell me, what did you do to sneak around last night?"

Wen Ran glanced at her helplessly, and hastily splashed a handful of cold water to wash his face. His teeth were grinning from the cold, and his mind was completely awake.

"Lin Sheng." She suddenly raised her head and looked at Lin Sheng in the mirror with wide eyes.

"What's wrong?" Lin Sheng replied vaguely.

"Why, you don't have a boyfriend anymore?"

Lin Sheng was stunned, "What?"

She turned slightly, "I just, suddenly remembered—"

Lin Sheng shook off the water on her hands, and said, "It's okay, I just want to get my studies done." She suddenly smiled, a little embarrassed, "My relationship is too difficult, you know Wen Ran, he is much better than me, I can no longer be proud in front of him."

Wen Ran found it hard to believe that someone like her would have such low self-esteem: "Lin Sheng."

Lin Sheng shook his hair, and suddenly smiled: "That's why I want to work hard to be excellent, so that that bastard can no longer be worthy of me, and let me forget him and find another good man."

Seeing her smug look, Wen Ran smiled knowingly and held her hand: "You will succeed."

In the morning, Wen Ran still went to the department to get the registration form for the GP project. It was a few thick pages, and she spent an afternoon filling it out in the library before finishing it.

Fan Yingze asked her curiously while arranging the bookshelves: "Teacher, I heard that this project is very rare. Are you sure you want to participate?"

She didn't raise her head: "Why, don't you have confidence in your teacher?"

Zhuangyuan Lang is an honest man: "A few days ago, you decided not to participate." He remembered that they went to tutor together that day, and when they talked about this issue on the way, Wen Ran said generously, "This single-plank bridge is so narrow. Just let them squeeze in."

Wen Ran was ashamed, this kid, he remembered these things clearly: "You will be your teacher and I will suddenly work hard."

Everyone who applied for the project had to attend an interview. When Wen Ran received the number, she felt a little worried.In this way, she is likely to face a person, Professor Liu Qiming.

Wen Ran still remembered that it was at the end of the first semester of senior year, their classes were full, and they even spent all night studying in the study room at night.At that time, Liu Qiming taught them a class that was not very important. Normally, it was an elective class, so it didn't matter if he didn't take it, but for some reason, he made it a compulsory class in the final exam. Yao Mianmian was one of a lot of students who suffered miserably.

That night she went to the office with Yao Mianmian to intercede with him. At first Liu Qiming listened to them in a mannered and amiable way, but at the end, his hand suddenly touched Yao Mianmian's thigh, rubbing it with a strong hint, and Yao Mianmian immediately froze. Once there, she, who had never seen such a scene, got excited, stood up and slapped Liu Qiming.

Afterwards, Yao Mianmian laughed and said that she had never seen her so passionate.Wen Ran also wondered why he was impulsive and offended Liu Qiming in the end.I didn't pass that subject, it was just a low-altitude flight, and the scholarship was gone.

After entering the interview classroom, Wen Ran breathed a sigh of relief.The interview teachers were Professor Zhang Yun from University A and Professor Li Ming from University B, namely Miejue Shitai.

Zhang Yun was a little surprised when he saw her, and nodded to her with a smile, Wen Ran responded nervously.

Miejue Shitai pushed her glasses expressionlessly and began to make things difficult for her. By the time Wen Ran finished the interview and came out, she had almost cut off half of her life.

"The teacher has become more and more merciless in recent years. I heard that in the last interview in the morning, there was a big boy who was forced to cry by him in public." After the interview, Wen Ran ran into Cheng Bei by chance. Listen to what Cheng Bei said,
"Sister Cheng Bei, are you also participating?"

Cheng Bei blinked proudly: "Of course, I don't want to see whose subordinates we are. By the way, Wen Ran, the boss is in the interview room in front. If you are lucky enough to be assigned to his examination room, maybe the boss I'll even give you water."

Wen Ran was a little embarrassed: "Sister Cheng Bei, don't talk nonsense."

"Shy girl?" Cheng Bei smiled narrowly, "I think the boss likes you very much, and he has raised you as a great disciple."

She was silent for a while, and quietly walked past the classroom where Ye Yizhen was.She tried hard to control herself not to look sideways, but from the corner of her eye she secretly took a rough look at the scene inside.The weather in December, although there is heating, is still terribly cold, but he only wears a white shirt with the cuffs still rolled up, looking clean and tidy.

In about a few seconds, she heard him ask calmly: "Student, please talk about your future life plan."

Planning, she couldn't help but be taken aback.What he said last night rang in his ears again. When he said he liked her, did it mean that he counted her into his future?

"Sister Cheng Bei." She suddenly called Cheng Bei to stop.

"Well, what happened?"

"What do you mean by like it?" she asked nervously.

Cheng Bei smiled and looked at her: "It means whatever you understand it to mean."

Wen Ran blushed, and hurriedly left with the book in her arms.Leaving Cheng Bei where he was, he smiled happily like a cat stealing fish.She also only encountered Ye Yizhen and Wen Ran in the office a few times by chance. The atmosphere, how should I put it, anyway, at that time, the boss was very relaxed and in a good mood.Now she was just guessing casually, but she didn't expect——

Xiao Wen Xuemei is really easy to deceive!Cheng Bei sighed, took out his phone from his pocket, and typed a line: Boss, Xuemei Xiaowen blushed when you were mentioned.

After the sending was successful, it took a few minutes for Ye Yizhen's reply to arrive. Cheng Bei couldn't wait to open it and read it. The smile on his face froze instantly, and he almost cried.The boss didn't say anything, just said: "The report at the end of the month will be delivered to me in advance next Tuesday."

This is the kind of retaliation that only a tutor can come up with, Cheng Bei is speechless.

Here, Ye Yizhen finished the interview with the last applicant, and rubbed the space between his brows wearily.Seeing Professor Liu Qiming playing with the photos on several application forms, he frowned slightly.

"Professor Ye, how about a drink?" Liu Qiming invited.

Ye Yizhen declined resolutely, turned his eyes slightly, landed on the empty corridor, and couldn't help but smile.Did he really think he couldn't see her? He still walked so fast.

Back at the office, Cheng Bei had fled in fear of crime.He put his coat on the edge of the sofa and sat at the computer desk.After only leaving for one afternoon, a few more emails popped up in the mailbox. In addition to some invitations to academic seminars, there were also several emails from GP.He rested his head gently on his hands, and didn't bother to look.

The phone suddenly remembered that he pressed the answer button, and it was the GP's assistant.

"Mr. Ye, the matter has been settled."

He hummed lightly and hung up the phone.Looking at the gradually darkening sky outside the window, he secretly laughed at himself, he had already begun to worry about the person before he could catch it.

Because many people in the New Year's Day holiday class had to go home, the International Trade Class held the New Year's Day party two days earlier, and the scene was not small.According to Fan Yingze's words, they have spent all the class fees they have accumulated for two years on this, and it is impossible to justify it.

But even though Fan Yingze had vaccinated before him, Wen Ran was deeply surprised when he arrived at the scene. This group of children is also very capable. They not only used all the activity classrooms in the college building that could be used, They also brought in those that were not available in the activity room.In her opinion, it was just an ordinary festival, but she didn't expect them to have such great enthusiasm.Wen Ran looked at Fan Yingze who was busy, and couldn't help sighing, "It's really capable!"

"Teacher Wen." A deep female voice came from behind.

She put her hands into her coat pockets and looked back, and saw Cheng Yu biting her lip and struggling: "What?" she asked softly, the smile on her face still lingering.

Cheng Yu bit her lip: "Teacher, do you like our monitor?"

Wen Ran almost fell down, she was afraid that the girl would ask such an embarrassing question, especially the word "like" in it, which made her blush when she heard it.However, in front of the students, the image still needs to be maintained.

She smiled slowly, and replied loudly: "I like it." Her voice was drawn out, and seeing that Cheng Yu had visibly weakened, she added with a smile, "But it's different from what you like."

"Teacher!" Cheng Yu stomped his feet pretending to be annoyed.

"I like him as a smart and diligent student, a kind and lovely junior." She looked at Fan Yingze's figure, who was sweating profusely at the moment, "What about you?"

"I don't know either." Cheng Yu lowered his head, "Anyway, I like him."

"Well, then don't chase after carelessly." She said kindly, but she froze there for a second when she said it.Can't help but smile wryly, it's one thing to put things on others, but it's another thing when it's your turn.

Wen Ran sat quietly in the back row watching them play, envious in her heart.She has always felt that she has grown up, past the age of madness and recklessness, and whenever her aunt comes to her home, she always praises her for being cute.Sitting here today, she just remembered that she is only 21 years old.

Be like a young man.This is what he told her, and she has always remembered it.

Two days before the New Year's Day holiday, Wen Ran unexpectedly received a call from Zhao Weichuan. She had just woken up and hadn't woken up yet. It took her a while to remember who it was. He on the other end of the phone didn't mind and said, "I remember You said you wanted to see my father, and he happens to be free these few days, so if it's convenient for you, you can come to our house as a guest. The old man heard about you and wanted to see you very much. "

Wen Ran was overjoyed: "It's convenient, of course it's convenient."

Zhao Weichuan smiled loudly: "That's just right."

After hanging up the phone, Wen Ran felt a little complicated.Because of her grandfather, she didn't want to get too involved with Zhao Weichuan, but because of the old man's relationship with her father, she couldn't let go.Balance left and right, the head is big.

Zhao Weichuan's home is not far away, and Wen Ran can go there by taxi, so he declined his offer to pick him up.It is a detached courtyard, which naturally does not have the grandeur of the Wen family, but the edges and corners are much softer.When she entered, Zhao Weichuan was in the living room, and when he looked up inadvertently, he saw her standing at the door.

"Hello." Wen Ran changed his shoes and greeted him somewhat stiffly. .

Zhao Weichuan shrugged and smiled, and took her to see his father Zhao Bonian.

Zhao Bonian was practicing calligraphy in the study room. When he heard the doorbell, he raised his head and froze there for a moment. The stuffed brush was hanging in the air. In a moment, a drop of ink landed on the snow-white rice paper.

"Uncle Zhao." Wen Ran greeted him obediently.

Zhao Bonian came back to his senses and couldn't help laughing: "Like, it's too similar. I haven't seen your father for more than ten years, and I can't react when I see it all at once."

Wen Ran sat down and quietly looked around.The surrounding walls are covered with brush calligraphy, and the fonts are all written by one person, presumably it belongs to the middle-aged man in front of him.He was wearing a white gown with a generous and elegant demeanor, which made her relax inadvertently.He should know his father very well, even remembering his father's favorite tea.

"I remember that when your father was alive, he was the one who loved drinking tea the most. We were all young at that time, and we liked to drink when we got together, but your father didn't smoke or drink."

A steaming cup of tea was placed in front of Wen Ran. She lifted the lid of the tea, smelled the wafting fragrance of tea, and listened carefully to the man in front of her. He was dressed in a white gown, and he didn't look too good in this room with a constant temperature of 26 degrees. thin.

The man smiled, "If I remember correctly, this is your father's favorite tea."

Wen Ran took a sip of the tea in front of him, feeling bitter.

With a soft smile, she said, "Thank you, Uncle Zhao."

"Study in City B?" Zhao Bonian asked kindly.

"I have been studying for nearly five years." She replied seriously.

"Oh, that one is also in City B?"

Wen Ran shook her head: "My home is in T City, and my mother is still there."

Zhao Bonian glanced at her and asked slowly, "Is your mother still in T City?"

"Yes, she still has a job in T City." After a pause, she added, "My grandfather hasn't recognized her yet."

Zhao Bonian obviously knew about this past, so he put it aside and asked softly, "Is your mother okay?"

Such a cautious tone made Wen Ran a little strange, but she still answered seriously, "Well, it's okay."

Zhao Bonian breathed a sigh of relief, and leaned back on the chair: "That's good." After a pause, he asked, "Your father died young, and your mother raised you all these years by herself?"

"Yes, mother, she did not remarry."

After listening to her answer, Zhao Bonian smiled: "I grew up with your father. He is withdrawn by nature and has no friends. I'm also an odd number. Ran Ran, don't be so restrained, call me uncle, always Is it okay?"

It turned out that he could see her restraint, Wen Ran stuck out her tongue in embarrassment, and called out sweetly, "Uncle Zhao."

"Back then your father was determined to study archaeology, but your grandfather couldn't persuade him. Speaking of which, he is the only one who has a bad temper. No one in your family can catch up with him." Zhao Bonian recalled, "However, your father is really an academic. Material, you can stare at a stone for a long time, he is the one who can endure loneliness the most."

Wen Ran smiled and pondered: "Uncle Zhao, do you have any photos of my father when he was young?"

"Yes, I'll look for it for you." As he said that, Zhao Bonian got up and went to the bookcase, "Your father doesn't like taking pictures, so I don't have many photos of mine. Speaking of which, he should have a copy."

Really not many, there are only a few photos of my father in a thick album.Wen Ran caressed these old yellow photos, and the tip of her nose suddenly became sore. It was these photos, her father.She said regretfully, "We moved a lot at that time, and for some reason, we lost the photos."

Zhao Bonian suddenly raised his head: "Ran Ran, how did your father die?"

Wen Ran was taken aback, then looked up from the photo, "Car accident."

She still remembers the scene at that time. She and her mother were having lunch when they suddenly received a call from the Public Security Bureau of a certain city in Province J. In the call, the person told her mother that her father had a car accident with someone on the way home and died on the spot. .The mother hung up the phone, and immediately sent her to her aunt's house to stay, and then hurried to a certain city.The last memory she left with this incident was the thin box of ashes.

After a long silence, Zhao Bonian sighed leisurely: "Your father's life was not easy. He has some mental problems, and he is prone to problems when he is stressed. I always thought that he would be better if he married your mother. Unexpectedly, he is still young. die young."

Zhao Bonian sighed to herself, but to Wen Ran's surprise, this sentence sounded like thunder, her hands were trembling, the photos were scattered all over the place, she didn't care to pick them up, she could only hear her own trembling voice: "My father What's wrong with him?"

Zhao Bonian was also surprised. He may have realized that he had made a slip of the tongue: "You don't know?"

Wen Ran shook his head almost blankly.

Zhao Bonian sighed again, it seems that her mother concealed it on purpose, and she didn't want to let herself be broken today, so she had to make it up by herself: "Your father, he suffered from moderate depression when he was young, and it is easy to get out if he is overwhelmed. some problems."

"At that time your father wanted to marry your mother, but Mr. Wen disagreed, so your father took your mother away in a fit of anger. This is really not his usual style." Zhao Bonian paused, then smiled wryly, "But at that time also There’s no other way. I’ll never see them again, and I don’t know if they’re doing well.”

How are you?In her impression, her parents love each other, but sometimes she can always see her father holding her in a daze, and she can also see her mother wiping her tears secretly.Later, my father went out frequently due to work needs, first for a month, then for two months and half a year.

In front of her father's grave, her mother hugged her, crying and saying something she couldn't understand, "It's good to be gone, he won't have to be tortured anymore." Then she shed tears, "Your father has gone too fast in his life , I can't catch up no matter what I can do, if I walk faster, he won't be so lonely. Unfortunately, I am so useless, your father must be waiting..."

She didn't understand her mother's tears at that time, and it wasn't until she grew up that she gradually understood that her father's courage was exhausted the moment he took his mother away, and the rest of the time was just a prison for the two of them.

The winter solstice has passed, and the sky in City B has darkened early, but in this dark winter, the whole city is still noisy.Wen Ran sat in the last row of the bus holding the photo, looking at the father in the photo through the occasional dim light outside the window.This was given to her by Zhao Bonian before he left, he only kept one for himself, and gave the rest to her, for which Wen Ran was extremely grateful.

The last stop of the bus was the gate of University B, and it was already [-] o'clock in the evening when we got back to school.Wen Ran stood in the square for a long time.

She still remembers that Yao Mianmian always bought all kinds of romance novels to read when she was in University A, and he still reminded her: "Women who avoid love are stupid, because those who meet true love The odds are the same as being struck by lightning, and because the princess always kisses a few frogs before meeting the prince, so, if you don’t try, how will you know when you meet the prince and true love?”

She couldn't remember what she said, but only remembered what she was thinking at the time - not afraid of trying, but afraid of doom.So, while her courage is still there, and she can still speak, she took a step and walked towards the college building.A street lamp stood in front of the college building, with a faint light.Wen Ran stood down and took a deep breath. Just as she was about to walk inside, a black car was slowly approaching, and she immediately felt a little familiar.

The car stopped steadily and the door opened.Ye Yizhen came out of the car, he seemed to remember something, he bent down and said something to the co-driver's assistant, he glanced slightly, and then stopped there.He obviously saw her, a trace of surprise flashed in his beautiful black eyes, and then turned into a faint silence.He is such a person, no matter what happens, he can always calm down quickly, he already has enough capital to take everything into his own hands.

"What's the matter?" He hadn't had time to take off his glasses yet, behind the delicate lenses was a pair of eyes full of tiredness.For the first time, this was the first time he had shown his exhaustion unabashedly in front of her.

"I have something to tell you." Wen Ran pulled the strap of his schoolbag and said courageously.

Ye Yizhen smiled, "Wait a minute." Then he turned around and said to his assistant, "Give me the content of the meeting report tomorrow, and come here first today."

The assistant was taken aback for a moment, then quickly realized and drove away.

Ye Yizhen took Wen Ran to the office, even though he was fully prepared, he still couldn't help being a little nervous.With a wry smile, he poured a glass of warm water for Wen Ran: "Drink a glass of water to warm up your body first."

Wen Ran took a sip of the water, and said hastily, "Teacher, I want to talk to you." There was sincerity in her wide-open eyes.

He groaned, patted her shoulder lightly, and smiled kindly: "I'm listening, don't worry, just speak slowly."

She murmured, but then lowered her head and said nothing, while he sat aside and waited patiently. After a long time, he heard her speak.

"Actually, after you finished talking that night, I have been thinking about this question."

"Yeah." He could see that it made her so entangled, he really didn't know whether to be thankful or what
"In fact, I have never met a teacher like you. You are knowledgeable, gentle and refined. There are too many students who like you."

He couldn't help laughing: "Are you trying to praise me?"

"No." Wen Ran quickly shook her head. "I still remember what you told me the night I came back from the airport. You said, if there is such an exception, give him a chance. I just want to say that if there is such a person, I hope he will not be too far away from me, and I will not let him go too far. Don't go too fast."

So he dug his own grave?He couldn't help raising his eyebrows: "Why?"

Wen Ran blinked her eyes, resisting the soreness of her nose and the tears in her eyes: "Because, I don't want to chase too hard." This is the mother's pain that she only understood when she grew up.

Ye Yizhen seemed to understand suddenly, and stretched out his hand to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes. The movements were delicate and gentle, almost drawing out more tears from her.

This girl hasn't fully grown up yet, but she has so many knots in her heart.But he completely underestimated her knots and imposed his own ideas on her. What else could he do?The only thing he could do was to bend down and hug her gently, just like so many times before.

"Wen Ran." He said softly, "I see."

The new year is approaching quietly.

When I was young, when I went to bed on the last night of every year, my father always coaxed her to say, Ran Ran, be good, once I lie down tonight, it will be a new year when I wake up the next day.From this, she felt that this festival was very strange, with the taste of washing everything and starting again.But now, looking at the winter scenery of the campus outside the window, all that remains is depression.

"Teacher, it's finished."

Fan Yingze handed over a thick list of scholarships, Wen Ran went through it and carefully put it away.At the end of the semester, there are always many things that need to be summarized and reported. The monitor of the international trade class has to report to Wen Ran's office several times a day.

She looked down at her watch, and it was already dinner time, so she put away her coat and said to Fan Yingze, "Thank you for your hard work, the teacher treats you tonight."

Zhuangyuan Lang looked at her a little flattered, "Teacher, really?"

Wen Ran glared at each other immediately, and Zhuangyuan Lang immediately beamed with joy.

The tutor's office of the Department of Economics is actually very close to Ye Yizhen's office. She came down from the second floor and just turned a corner. It was the only way to go out.She walked forward slowly, turned a corner, and saw Liu Bin carrying boxes outside.

Liu Bin saw her and greeted her with a smile: "Get off work?"

She nodded, pretending to ask casually: "What are you doing?"

Liu Bin wiped off his sweat: "This is the boss's habit. At the end of the year, he always throws away all the unnecessary things. In the past, he tidied it up himself, but the boss is too busy at the end of this year. Recently, he has been going to the office every few days. T city runs, so this job is entrusted to me and Cheng Bei."

She let out a soft oh, and after the last question-and-answer class, she never saw him again, so she was so busy.

Suddenly Liu Bin snorted and looked up at her: "Isn't this your report? Why did the boss throw it in this box?"

Wen Ran took it and saw that it was indeed her thesis.She was deeply impressed by this topic, and even remembered his casual expression when he mentioned it at that time: "Oh, it's a bit difficult, and it was originally intended to be used as a thesis for graduate students."

Cheng Bei leaned over and slapped his forehead: "Where, I accidentally threw it in."

As he spoke, he glared at Liu Bin, and seeing Liu Bin's puzzled look, Wen Ran chuckled: "It's okay, it should be useless, I'll take it away as a souvenir."

They were all to be thrown away anyway, and she couldn't overestimate herself.Such a proud person, she couldn't ask him to never forget.

During the meal, Zhuangyuan Lang finally couldn't help saying, "Teacher, your face is ugly..."

Huh?Isn't this child the most observant of words and expressions? Why didn't she save any face for her today? Wen Ran glared at him: "If you want to talk more, I'll invite you tonight."

Zhuangyuan Lang looked up at her, a little daring to speak out.

He is not familiar with Teacher Ye. In his opinion, it is a kind of wisdom, maturity and calmness that only grown men have. How old is he, and he can only stay in the stage of longing for such a bearing.The only connection between him and him, except that he had been his teacher, was only once.

That incident was a bit embarrassing for him.Just after finishing a class that day, he received a text message from Cheng Yu telling him to leave get out of class later, he was a little puzzled, but politely waited there.I saw Cheng Yu standing awkwardly in front of him, stammering out a few words: "I, I like you."

He blushed after hearing this, and stammered out a sentence more than her: "No, I'm sorry, I don't have any plans to fall in love in college."

Cheng Yu was puzzled: "Then, what are you to Mr. Wen?"

At that moment, Fan Yingze was only shocked, and then he was embarrassed and embarrassed after his mind was peeped, and he was a little unscrupulous when he spoke, "What does this have to do with you?" As a result, it is of course conceivable that Cheng Yu was angered by him and left.The boy stood in the middle of the classroom, inexplicably depressed.The whole process was too fast, he couldn't react at all, but now he reacted, but he messed up the matter.

Turning around, he was about to pack up his things and leave, but was taken aback by the person who pushed the door open, and his originally calm mood became chaotic again: "Ye, Teacher Ye?"

Ye Yizhen walked in slowly, and smiled softly, "I didn't want to disturb at first, but my next class is in this classroom, and my students are waiting outside the door right now."

His tone was very relaxed, which eased his embarrassment a lot. When he looked outside, there were indeed several seniors and sisters holding books and smiling kindly.He quickly packed up his things: "Miss Ye, I'm sorry, I..."

Ye Yizhen patted him on the shoulder with a smile, "It's okay." After a pause, he said something that made him puzzled, "You are much braver than her."

Because Fan Yingze was from Sichuan, Wen Ran invited him to eat Sichuan cuisine, Zhuangyuan Lang was very moved.The crowd in the store was noisy, and she was sweating from the spicy food, but she ate it happily.

Fan Yingze looked at her in surprise, "Teacher, are you so good at eating spicy food?"

Wen Ran brushed her hair and said vaguely, "Of course."

Of course she can't eat spicy food. As soon as she got back to the dormitory, Wen Ran rushed to the bathroom and vomited violently while hugging the toilet.

Vomiting almost heartbreakingly, Liu Feifei stood behind her holding a pillow.

"Ran Ran, are you okay?"

Wen Ran couldn't speak, so he waved his hands.

Lin Sheng snorted coldly: "What can she do, at most she's tossing herself." Then she squeezed into the bathroom, threw over a box of medicine and her cell phone, "Phone, the other thing is the best if you don't want to die. Good stuff."

Wen Ran's back stiffened for a moment, she rinsed her mouth, picked up the phone, and let out a hoarse voice.

"Sister Ran Ran." It was Wen Yuan.

"Is something wrong?"

Wen Yuan on the other end was silent for a moment, and then there was a sob. Her heart sank, she got up immediately, and walked outside, "Yuan Yuan, what's wrong?"

The phone was immediately picked up by Qiao Yufen: "Hey, it's nothing serious. Look at Yuanyuan, this kid messed with your sister. Ran Ran, my aunt asked you, did you know that your mother was sick and hospitalized the day before yesterday?"

Wen Ran clenched the phone tightly, and after a moment of silence, said in a low voice: "I don't know. My mother, what's wrong?"

Qiao Yufen comforted her: "Don't worry, it's nothing serious. Your mother just suffered from an old problem in her waist. The side effects of the medicine are too strong, and her body can't take it for a while."

"So what's going on now?"

Qiao Yufen pondered for a moment, and said, "Okay, I'm going to be discharged from the hospital soon. I only remembered to call you when I heard about it today."

"Thank you, Auntie."

Qiao Yufen smiled, "Look at you kid, you are always polite. But, there are some things you really need to think about, Ran Ran."

"Huh?" She was a little puzzled.

"Although it is inappropriate to say this now, look, you will graduate in a year or so. According to the old man's temperament, when you graduate from graduate school, you must stay in city B, let alone you The household registration is also here." Qiao Yufen paused, and then asked: "Ran Ran, have you ever thought about what your mother will do?"

On the other end of the phone was Qiao Yufen's expected silence. She continued, "Although the old man has a rift with your mother, he still loves you. The last time the old man mentioned your marriage to me, he called Wei Chuan to the hospital the next day. Home. Ran Ran, don't you understand what the old man is thinking?"

Wen Ran: "Auntie, Zhao Weichuan and I are not what you think..."

"Of course I know." Qiao Yufen said decisively, "Things can take their time. Since the old man came forward to introduce, you spend more time with him, and you and your mother will only benefit and not harm."

Wen Ran was silent for a moment, and suddenly wanted to laugh.The Wen family really took great pains for her. She always thought that if she was disobedient, no one could do anything about it, but unexpectedly, her weakness was in the hands of someone else - her mother.

After a long time, Wen Ran said in a hoarse voice, "Auntie, I understand."

After hanging up the phone, Wen Ran called his mother.Mrs. Wen was obviously asleep, and was a little surprised to receive a call from her daughter.

"slowly?"

Wen Ran shook the phone, resisted the soreness of her nose, and called her mother softly.

Mrs. Wen couldn't help laughing, "It's so late, do you miss your mother?"

"Yeah." She said with a strong nasal voice, "How is your health recently?"

"Well, it's not bad." Mrs. Wen adjusted her posture and said softly to her, "I went to the hospital for a re-examination a few days ago, and I felt pretty good. By the way, your teacher and uncle went to T City together the day before yesterday Come, and come home together.

Wen Ran sat up immediately, "You mean, Teacher Ye——"

"Well. According to your uncle, Mr. Ye is still his colleague in GP. Young and promising, he is amazing."

Wen Ran was silent, she knew best how good he was.

"Mother."

"Ok?"

"After all these years, do you often think of your father?"

Mrs. Wen was taken aback for a moment, "Why did you suddenly ask this question?"

"I just want to know suddenly." Wen Ran murmured holding the phone, "I used to be young, so I don't understand the relationship between you. I just want to ask, have you ever regretted falling in love with Dad, marrying him, and being with him?" lifetime?"

"Ran Ran, why do you think so—" Mrs. Wen almost lost her voice, "I never did. I never regretted falling in love with your father."

This is the answer, Wen Ran thought, this is enough.

(End of this chapter)